Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org'', Engel's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $-166,994 and $279,998. That averages to '''$56,502''', which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2012 of $5,700,168.36. Engel ranked as the 391st most wealthy representative in 2012.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001003&year=2012 ''OpenSecrets.org'',"Eliot Engel (D-NY), 2012," accessed February 18, 2014]</ref>

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org'', Engel's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $-166,994 and $279,998. That averages to '''$56,502''', which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2012 of $5,700,168.36. Engel ranked as the 391st most wealthy representative in 2012.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001003&year=2012 ''OpenSecrets.org'',"Eliot Engel (D-NY), 2012," accessed February 18, 2014]</ref>

Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Engel is an average Democratic member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Democratic Party on the majority of bills.

Biography

Engel was born in New York, New York. He earned a B.A. from Hunter-Lehman College, City University of New York in 1969, an M.A. from Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York in 1973 and a J.D. from New York Law School in 1987.[1]

Career

Prior to public service, Engel was a teacher and guidance counselor in the New York City public school system.[2]

Issues

Legislative actions

113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 114 out of the 3,036 introduced bills (3.8 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[5] For more information pertaining to Engel's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[6]

National security

NDAA

Engel voted in opposition of HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.[7]

DHS Appropriations

Engel voted in opposition of HR 2217 - the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines.[7]

Keystone Pipeline Amendment

Engel voted in favor of House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.[7]

CISPA (2013)

Engel voted in opposition of HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities.[8] The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.[7]

Economy

Farm Bill

Engel voted against the Farm Bill on July 11, 2013. The bill passed in a 216-208 vote.[9] The bill passed included farm policy, but did not include food stamps.[10]

King Amendment

Engel signed a letter sent to Collin Peterson in August 2013, asking him to keep Steve King's amendment out of the final Farm Bill.[11] The "Protect Interstate Commerce Act" amendment prevents states from applying their own laws on agricultural products to agricultural products from another state.[12]. King introduced the amendment in response to a law in California, requiring a larger size cage for egg-producing chickens. King represents Iowa, which is a large egg producer.

Government shutdown

On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[13] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[14] Engel voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[15]

The shutdown finally ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funds the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[16] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Engel voted for HR 2775.[17]

Immigration

Morton Memos Prohibition

Engel voted against House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States.[18] The vote largely followed party lines.[19]

Healthcare

Repealing Obamacare

Engel has voted against all attempts to repeal or delay the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[20]

Social issues

Abortion

Engel voted against HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196. The purpose of the bill is to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.[21]

Previous congressional sessions

Fiscal Cliff

Engel voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was 1 of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[22]

On November 4, 2008, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Robert Goodman (R) in the general election.[27]

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 2008

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Eliot Engelincumbent

65.9%

149,676

Republican

Robert Goodman

15.8%

35,994

N/A

Blank/Scattering

18.3%

41,464

Total Votes

227,134

2006

On November 7, 2006, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Faulkner (R) in the general election.[28]

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 2006

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Eliot L. Engelincumbent

67.8%

88,714

Republican

Jim Faulkner

17.3%

22,608

Blank/Scattering

Write-in

14.9%

19,499

Total Votes

130,821

2004

On November 2, 2004, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Matt I. Brennan (R) and Kevin Brawley (Conservative) in the general election.[29]

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 2004

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Eliot L. Engelincumbent

60.1%

135,344

Republican

Matt I. Brennan

18%

40,524

Blank/Scattering

Write-in

1.5%

3,482

Conservative

Kevi Brawley

20.3%

45,735

Total Votes

225,085

2002

On November 5, 2002, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated C. Scott Vanderhoef (R), Arthur L. Gallagher (Right to Life) and Elizabeth Shanklin (Green) in the general election.[30]

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 2002

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Eliot L. Engelincumbent

55.4%

73,569

Republican

C. Scott Vanderhoef

26.7%

35,389

Blank/Scattering

Write-in

15.6%

20,739

Right to Life

Arthur L. Gallagher

0.9%

1,245

Green

Elizabeth Shanklin

1.3%

1,743

Total Votes

132,685

2000

On November 7, 2000, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Patrick McManus (R) in the general election.[31]

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 2000

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Eliot L. Engelincumbent

69.7%

112,748

Republican

Patrick McManus

7.1%

11,513

Blank/Scattering

Write-in

23.2%

37,475

Total Votes

161,736

1998

On November 3, 1998, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Peter Flumefreddo (R) in the general election.[32]

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 1998

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Eliot L. Engelincumbent

72.1%

79,257

Republican

Anthony Mele

20.6%

22,699

Blank/Scattering

Write-in

7.3%

7,982

Total Votes

109,938

1996

On November 5, 1996, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Denis McCarthy (R) and Dennis Coleman (I) in the general election.[33]

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 1996

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Eliot L. Engelincumbent

67.1%

97,891

Republican

Denis McCarthy

7.9%

11,488

Blank/Scattering

Write-in

23.7%

34,610

Independence

Dennis Coleman

1.4%

2,008

Total Votes

145,997

1994

On November 8, 1994, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Edward T. Marshall (R), Kevin Brawley (Conservative) and Ann M. Noonan (Right to Life) in the general election.[34]

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 1994

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Eliot L. Engelincumbent

60.6%

70,486

Republican

Edward T. Marshall

14.6%

16,996

Blank/Scattering

Write-in

21.1%

24,508

Conservative

Kevin Brawley

1.9%

2,187

Right to Life

Ann M. Noonan

1.8%

2,075

Total Votes

116,252

1992

On November 3, 1992, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Martin Richman (R), Kevin Brawley (Conservative) and Ann M. Noonan (Right to Life) in the general election.[35]

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 1992

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Eliot L. Engelincumbent

60.3%

70,486

Republican

Martin Richman

14.5%

16,896

Blank/Scattering

Write-in

21%

24,508

Conservative

Kevin Brawley

2.4%

2,835

Right to Life

Ann M. Noonan

1.8%

2,075

Total Votes

116,800

1990

On November 6, 1990, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William J. Gouldman (R) and Kevin Brawley (Conservative) in the general election.[36]

U.S. House, New York District 19 General Election, 1990

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Eliot L. Engelincumbent

51.5%

43,928

Republican

William J. Gouldman

20.1%

17,135

Blank/Scattering

Write-in

24.4%

20,784

Conservative

Kevin Brawley

4%

3,417

Total Votes

85,264

1988

On November 8, 1988, Eliot Engel won election to the United States House. He defeated Mario Biaggi (R), Martin J. O'Grady (Right to Life), Robert Blumetti (Conservative) and Michael Zagarell (Independent Progressive Line) in the general election.[37]

U.S. House, New York District 19 General Election, 1988

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Eliot L. Engel

55.2%

74,613

Republican

Mario Biaggi

27.7%

37,454

Right to Life

Martin J. O'Grady

8.3%

11,271

Conservative

Robert Blumetti

8.3%

11,182

Independent Progressive Line

Michael Zagarell

0.5%

678

Total Votes

135,198

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Engel is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, Engel raised a total of $7,036,180 during that time period. This information was last updated on March 23, 2013.[38]

Lifetime voting record

According to the website GovTrack, Engel missed 1,171 of 15,369 roll call votes from Jan 1989 to Apr 2013, which is 7.6% of votes during that period. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving.[53]

Congressional staff salaries

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Engel paid his congressional staff a total of $1,017,034 in 2011. Overall, New York ranked 28th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[54]

Net worth

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Engel's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $-166,994 and $279,998. That averages to $56,502, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2012 of $5,700,168.36. Engel ranked as the 391st most wealthy representative in 2012.[55]

Eliot Engel Yearly Net Worth

Year

Avg. Net Worth

% Difference from previous year

National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Engel ranked 125th in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.[56]

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Engel ranked 93rd in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.[57]

Voting with party

June 2013

Eliot Engel voted with the Democratic Party 96.2% of the time, which ranked 15th among the 201 House Democratic members as of June 2013.[58]

Personal

A lifelong resident of the Bronx, Engel is married to Pat Engel. They have three children.[59]

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